In a production with over 125 props (including costumes and set pieces, that number is closer to 500), a lot of work goes into curating the look and feel of the show. While some pieces are made from scratch, others presented different kinds of challenges. Props, costume, and set designer Madeleine Bundy explains, “The workload is not necessarily in the making of that object, but just racking your brain on what it could literally be, especially when you are trying to be funny and clever and translating it from this other universe that already exists in everyone's heads.” The show, currently enjoying an open-ended run, is a spoof of the seven Harry Potter books and the corresponding eight films—but this time through the perspective of the always overlooked Hufflepuffs—or Puffs, as they’re referred to here.

To create a cohesive, overall look for the production, bringing together the set, costumes, and props, everything has a homemade feel to it, which, Bundy says, “all come from this idea that if the Braves are getting this perfect, whimsical, CGI, polished, all-the-access-to-all-the-resources kind of design, then what is that group who is in the background (in the basement), that no one is really paying attention to getting? For me that means things that we have easy access to in our apartments, generic supplies from hardware stores, and materials that are usually seen as functional or typically unattractive—unfinished.”Flip through the gallery below to see the props up close, how they are stored backstage, and how they were created for the show:

Get Up Close With the Props of Harry Potter-Inspired Puffs

Get Up Close With the Props of Harry Potter-Inspired Puffs

We head backstage at New World Stages for a behind-the-scenes look at the Off-Broadway play.

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Puffs LED Poster
Marc J. Franklin

House right wall decorated with moving portraits who seem to be out for a walk.
Marc J. Franklin

Posters for past Frog Choir productions located in the house.
Marc J. Franklin

Years 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 as documented by the Braves.
Marc J. Franklin

Hermione
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Puffs History Book: The story of Helga.
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Cup of Fire.
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Miscellaneous props.
Marc J. Franklin

The Ghost collar.
Marc J. Franklin

Basilisk Puppet.
Marc J. Franklin

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Puffs will hit the silver screen May 9 and May 12 in U.S. movie theatres, courtesy of Fathom Events. For a complete list of theatre locations, click here.